Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2009
516 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when phase three of the metropolitan area networks scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37357/09]
View answerThe position remains that any future broadband investment decisions, including investment in any further phases of the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) Programme, will be guided by (i) the policy paper on Next Generation Broadband, which was published in June 2009 (ii) the Value for Money and Policy Review of Phase I of the MANs Programme, which was published in July 2008 and (iii) the availability of resources.
